Black Country (Bilston) Friends and Neighbours - more names

[jacquelineve]

Anyone have Summerfield+Durkin amongst their ancestors?

I'm hovering over this marr.George S +Bridget D. Dec qtr 1904 Wolverhampton.

1901 Bridget is living with her parents James+Mary in
Blackhorse Yard.

1911 (possible children)
James Wlm 1905
George 1906
Albert 1908
Joseph 1910
                       I would love to make contact with desc.-
Bridget was a niece to my g.gran(who I have just recently
discovered was "known as a violent woman"

             Jackie.

[Tony55]

Sheila

[Addendum: I probably do know the pub - the Hand and Bottle transferred from an Obadiah Johnson to a Joseph Johnson the year that Obadiah senior died]

Hi Sheila,
There's a nice picture on page 36 of "Bilston,Bradley & Ladymoor" a third selection by Ron Davies from the Britain in old photographs series of the Hand & Bottle.
The book usualy costs £11.99 but at the moment Papermill on Bilston ,Church Street opposite Greggs have about 30 copies which are going for £3.00 each, if you'd like a copy i could pick one up for you.
(they also have copies from other areas such as West Brom, Great Bridge,ect from £4-£6 pounds each)
I moved to Bilston about 4 years before Willow and i can just remember walking past the pub a short while before it was demolished.
Seasons greetings,

Tony

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Tony

I'll pop down tomorrow and pick one up they are always useful

Willow x

[DudleyWinchurch]

Hi Tony and Willow,

sorry,
I missed your messages while busy over Christmas.  I'd love a copy of the book but probably won't be back in Bilston until at least February now.

Is anyone up for a Rootschat Bilston meet?
Sheila

[Tony55]

Hi Sheila,
  I'll just check with Willow that she hasn't picked a copy up for you and if not i'll get one for you tomorrow.

 all the best,Tony

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Tony

No I didn't pick up an extra copy sorry

I'm up for a Bilston meet sometime

Willow x

[Tony55]

Hi Willow,
  no problem, i'll pick one up tomorrow!

  (Sheila, PM sent)

  Tony

[DudleyWinchurch]

Has anyone else had someone's place of birth suddenly transplanted from Staffordshire to Gloucstershire?

I looked at a 1901 census page for ages, as all the other details, including job agreed with 1891, ...  and then realised that the Sandwell district enumerator had obviously misread "Bristol" for "Bilston" and so changed the county to suit.

       

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Sheila

Theres also a Bilson near Cinderford in Gloucestershire

I've come across it a few time when I have been looking at the parish records and it always throws me for a second

Willow x